Doctoral students representatives: Stephan Sydow and Christian Lauer
Abbasi, Mozhdeh – Experimental physics (Saalwächter, MLU)
Research topic:
NMR investigation of polymer nanocomposites
Method:
Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
Contact: mozhdeh.abbasi@physik.uni-halle.de
Belau, Sebastian – Experimental physics (Seidel, UL)
Research topic:
Nanomechanical investigation of polymer folding
Method:
Magnetic Tweezers
Contact: sebastian.belau@uni-leipzig.de
Bhatia, Twinkle – Biochemistry (Ott, MLU)
Research topic:
Mechanism of amyloid aggregation of the parathyroid hormone in complex environment
Methods:
1) Single Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopy
2) ThT assays
Contact: twinkle.bhatia@bct.uni-halle.de
Bin Anuar, Mohd Afiq – Experimental physics (Saalwächter, MLU)
Effect of topological constraints in polymer melts on crystallization and structure formation
Method:
Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
Cai, Yue – Chemistry (Binder, MLU)
Research topic: Strain and stress-sensitive probes in polymers and proteins
Methods:
1) Polymer synthesis
2) Bergman cyclization
3) DSC, GPC, NMR
Contact: yue.cai@chemie.uni-halle.de
Camilles, Maria – Experimental physics (Saalwächter, MLU)
Research topic: NMR investigations of concentrated solutions of eye-lens crystallins
Method: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
Contact: maria.camilles@physik.uni-halle.de
Hassan, Alaa – Experimental physics (Tress, UL)
Research topic: Broadband dielectric spectroscopy investigation of individual polymeric molecules
Method:
Dielectric spectroscopy
Contact: alaa.hassan@uni-leipzig.de
Kahl, Robert – Experimental physics (Thurn-Albrecht, MLU)
Research topic: Directional crystallisation of semiconducting homo-polymers and novel donor-acceptor diblock copolymers
Method:
x-Ray scattering (SAXS)
Contact: robert.kahl@physik.uni-halle.de
Kawa, Sebastian – Physical chemistry (Warneke, UL)
Research topic: Molecular ion deposition for the generation of peptide and polymer surface layers
Methods:
mass spectrometry, ion soft-landing
Contact: sebastian.kawa@uni-leipzig.de
Kunze, Thomas– Theoretical chemistry (Sebastiani, MLU)
Research topic: Computer Simulations of Solvated Molecules
Method:
Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Contact: thomas.kunze@chemie.uni-halle.de
Lauer, Christian – Theoretical physics (Paul, MLU)
Research topic: Intra- and intermolecular structure formation in the presence of specific interactions
Method:
Monte Carlo Simulations (Stochastic Approximation Monte Carlo)
Contact: christian.lauer@physik.uni-halle.de
Liu, Tonghua – Experimental physics (Thurn-Albrecht, MLU)
Research topic: Effects of topological constraints in polymer melts on crystallization and structure formation
Methods:
1) Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS)
2) Mechanical measurements
Contact: tonghua.liu@physik.uni-halle.de
Löser, Lucas – Experimental physics (Saalwächter, MLU)
Research topic: NMR investigations of multicomponent elastomers and gels
Method:
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR, FID, DQ)
Contact: lucas.loeser@physik.uni-halle.de
Müller, Fabio – Theoretical physics (Janke, UL)
Research topic: Non-flat multi canonical simulations for polymer adsorption and aggregation
Method:
Monte Carlo Simulations
Contact: fmueller@itp.uni-leipzig.de
Or, Wing-Kit – Experimental physics (Tress, UL)
Research topic: Crystallization of individualized polymer chains
Method:
Dielectric spectroscopy
Contact: wing_kit.or@uni-leipzig.de
Neudorf, Malte – Experimental physics (Balbach, MLU)
Research topic: Organization and interactions of eye-lens crystallins
Methods:
1) NMR
2) Protein purification
3) Fluorescence spectroscopy
4) Circular dichroism
Contact: malte.neudorf@physik.uni-halle.de
Paschold, André – Chemistry (Binder, MLU)
Research topic: Photoswitchable aggregating Proteins and Peptids
Methods:
1) Organic synthesis
2) Chromatography
Contact: andre.paschold@chemie.uni-halle.de
Rohmer, Matthias – Chemistry (Binder, MLU)
Research topic: Secondary structure, assembly and cooperativity in dynamic supramolecular polymers
Methods:
1) Organic synthesis
2) Cicular Dichroism (CD) spectroscopy
Contact: matthias.rohmer@chemie.uni-halle.de
Sattler, Rene – Engineering (Beiner, MLU)
Research topic: Structure Formation in linear precision and comb-like polymers under external constraints
Method:
X-ray scattering
Contact: rene.sattler@imws.fraunhofer.de
Schreck, Erik – Experimental physics (Widdra, MLU)
Research topic: Structure determination for Polythiophene molecules on ideal surfaces
Method:
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM)
Contact: erik.schreck@physik.uni-halle.de
Sen, Newton – Chemistry (Binder, MLU)
Research topic: Modification and Modulation of Aggregating Proteins with Molecules, Membranes and Nanoparticles.
Methods:
1) Polymer synthesis
2) Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization
3) NMR, Fluorescence spectroscopy, circular dichroism
4) Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Contact: newton.sen@chemie.uni-halle.de
Sydow, Stephan – Experimental physics (Cichos, UL)
Research topic: Interactions of single polymer chains and Amyloid fibrils in a thermophoretic trap
Methods:
1) Fluorescence Spectroscopy
2) Thermophoretic Trapping
Contact: stephan.sydow@physik.uni-leipzig.de
Tsirigoni, Anna-Maria – Biochemistry (Blank, MPIKG)
Research topic: Force-induced α-β transitions in coiled coil structures
Methods:
1) Single molecule force spectroscopy (AFM)
2) Peptide synthesis
3) Rheology
Contact: anna-maria.tsirigoni@mpikg.mpg.de
van Niekerk, Marthinus – Experimental physics (Thurn-Albrecht, MLU)
Research topic: Substrate-induced molecular order and nucleation in polymer thin films
Method:
Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
Contact: marthinus.van-niekerk@physik.uni-halle.de
Voigt, Bruno – Experimental physics (Balbach, MLU)
Research topic: NMR investigations of the self-organization and dynamics of amyloid fibrils
Method:
Solution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
Contact: bruno.voigt@physik.uni-halle.de
Wägele, Jana – Experimental physics (Ott, MLU)
Research topic: Mechanisms of early amyloid formation and the confining influence of macromolecular crowding
Method:
Single Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Contact: jana.waegele@physik.uni-halle.de
Wurl, Anika – Experimental physics (Mendes Ferreira, MLU)
Research topic: Crystalization of polymer chains under anisotropic confinement in liquid crystals
Method:
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
Contact: anika.wurl@physik.uni-halle.de
Yu, Qiang – Experimental physics (Thurn-Albrecht, MLU)
Research topic: Understanding and Controlling the Crystallization and Mechanical Properties of Biopolymers
Methods:
1) Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS)
2) Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
3) Rheology
Contact: qiang.yu@physik.uni-halle.de
